The genome sequence of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 (Artiodactyla: Ziphiidae)
Nicholas J. Davison, Georg Hantke, Phillip A. Morin, Mariana F Nery, Jayan Duminda M Senevirathna
TL;DR
This paper presents the genome sequence of True’s beaked whale, including two haplotypes and mitochondrial DNA, as part of a larger project to sequence species in Britain and Ireland.
Contribution
The paper provides the first reference genome for Mesoplodon mirus, including detailed haplotype and mitochondrial assemblies.
Findings
The genome assembly includes two haplotypes with lengths of 3,442.40 and 2,956.53 megabases.
Haplotype 1 is largely scaffolded into 21 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X chromosome.
Gene annotation identified 18,422 protein-coding genes in the assembly.
Abstract
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Mesoplodon mirus (True’s beaked whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Ziphiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 3 442.40 megabases and 2 956.53 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (79.62%) is scaffolded into 21 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.35 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 18 422 protein-coding genes. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMarine animal studies overview · Ichthyology and Marine Biology · Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies